Which to use
“c” is a character and “ce” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #324
- “c” frequency rank
- #8,352
- “ce” frequency rank
- 8676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | c | ce |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera letra del abecedario español y segunda consonante. Su nombre es ce. | Nombre de la letra c. |
Same sound, different letters: c vs ce
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 1 letter.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: c and ce carry the same recorded pronunciation, [ˈse]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is acharacter, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “c” sits inside “ce”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
c is recorded at frequency rank #324, classified as acharacter, pronounced [ˈse]. ce is at rank #8,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈse].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 8676, this pair ranks #304,308 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of c vs ce
Shared letters: c. Private to "c": -. Private to "ce": e.
"c" · 1 letters · shape C · "ce" · 2 letters · shape CV